One Of The Best Tournaments On The Indies Kicks Off Tonight

Tonight marks the start of the AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament. In 2016, Chris Hero took home the tournament title in one of the best two-day events of the independent wrestling year.

The field is stacked once again this year and is a must-see for fans of indie wrestling in the Midwest.

Here are the scheduled first round matches for tonight -- with the remainder of the tournament taking place Saturday.

First-Round Matches:

PENTA EL 0M vs. Michael Elgin

Andrew Everett vs. Zema Ion

Dezmond Xavier vs. AR Fox

Mark Haskins vs. Eddie Kingston

Sami Callihan vs. Mat Fitchett

ACH vs. Curt Stallion

Zachary Wentz vs. Jeff Cobb

Myron Reed vs. Brian Cage

In addition to the tournament matches, Rey Fenix will put the AAW Heavyweight Championship on the line against Trevor Lee and Matt Riddle teams with Zack Sabre Jr. to take on Shane Strickland and Keith Lee.

The action goes down at 7:30 PM CT at the Berwyn Eagles Club (6309 W 26th St.) in Berwyn, IL. Limited tickets are available at https://aawpro.ticketleap.com.

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